Coolaney/Mullinabreena GAA PRO Notes

Coolaney/Mullinabreena GAA Notes April 5^th 2010

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Intermediate:

Our Intermediate lost out to St. Pats in round three of the league last Sunday in Dromard on a score line of 1.11 to 1.10. Ahead by a margin of four points at the interval, C/M allowed the home side to dominate possession for much of the second period. During this spell, St. Pats surged three points in front. C/M tried gallantly to claw back the difference but time ran out and one point separated the sides at full time. Team: F Brennan, J Conlon, S Gorman, S Marren, C Connolly, R Gallagher, S Kivlehan, M Conlon, B Coleman, K Doddy(0.2), K Finan(0.3), T Sexton, S O’Brien(0.2), M Barrett, D Doherty(1.03). Subs: J McGowan for T Sexton, O Lee, B Finnegan, M Healy, K Duffy, S Davey, C McCormack, A Coleman, J Henry, J Davey. B Kivlehan, E Kivlehan both inj.

Sligo GAA 125 Book Launch:

A large crowd attended the Sligo GAA 125 History book launch last Wednesday evening at the Sligo Park hotel. MC Micheál O’Domhnaill of TG4 introduced speakers, Gerry O’Connor, John Murphy, John McTiernan, Tommy Kilcoyne and GAA President Christy Cooney to the attendance. Great credit must go the committee responsible for this superb production and in particular to our own club man and Editor Tommy Kilcoyne. The book is being distributed through the clubs in Sligo and is priced at €20. To order your copy, contact Ollie Lee (087 7981827), Leo Coleman (087 4184102) or Shane O’Brien (086 3097483).

U-14:

Our U-14 team lost out to St. Molaise Gaels last Friday evening in Grange. Team: Cathal Finan, Gavin Feely, Shane Middleton, Clyde Carroll, Brendan Connolly, Ryan Hennessy, Keelan Gannon, Niall O’Dowd, Stephen Connolly, Niall Haran, Enda Gallagher, Fergal Byrnes, Conor Haran, Ross Egan, ?, Subs: Barry Gorman, Eamon Gorman. Absent: Nathan Mullen, Conor Doyle.

U-8/U-10 Coaching:

Underage coaching for the current season has commenced for the U-8 and U-10
age groups. Any parents in Coolaney or Mullinabreena wishing to introduce their children to gaelic games in our club can contact Trish Gorman (087 6640846) or
John Marren (087 7554906). Our trained coaches provide a well organised and enjoyable session every week with Blitz games due to commence in the coming weeks also. Our mission continues to be about inclusiveness and increased participation for all members of our club.

All Ireland Finalists:

Good luck to St. Attractas against Clonmel in the All-Ireland Colleges B final next Friday April 9th in Tullamore at 3pm. Our club is well represented with Cian O’Dowd, Conor Gorman, Raymond Connolly, Criostoir Davey, Enda Kivlehan, Eoghan O’Dowd, Micheal Healy and Kieran Doddy all members of the panel.

Website:

Anyone with items f­or inclusion in this column can contact ollielee@hotmail.com alternatively text/ring 087 7981827. Deadline is 9pm on Sundays. Check our club website for all the latest news – www.coolaneymullinabreena.com

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